Some of us have been tromping through quite a bit of moisture recently! But even if you weren’t hit by the hurricane, Fall Equinox often brings storms and rain. How to keep your boots nice and dry without silicone or solvents?

Find out the easy, all-natural answer for waterproofing your boots right here:

Many of us like to waterproof our winter boots, and all the commercially available products for this purpose use toxic solvents (that I know of, anyway), most of them petroleum-based. A wool expert introduced me to lanolin as a safe alternative leather waterproofer. Lanolin is the oil in sheep’s wool, and it is a natural water repellent that can be removed with no harm to the sheep. Available in pharmacies as “Anhydrous Lanolin,” and in a handy tube, lanolin is a rich, lubricating cream that can easily be rubbed into leather. A one ounce tube costs about $3, but a little dab’l do ya. Health food stores now offer a liquid lanolin used for cosmetic purposes for about $1 an ounce.